Clinical trials: Heart Surgery
Individuals Undergoing Cardiac and General Surgery
Hydroxychloroquine and Cognitive Function After Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether hydroxychloroquine decreases the relative leakage of the brain barrier after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03025087
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Mitral Valve Surgery
Levosimendan in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery On Cardiopulmonary Bypass
A study to evaluate levosimendan compared with placebo in reducing the composite event rate of all-cause death, perioperative MI, need for new dialysis, or use of mechanical assist (IABP, LVAD or ECMO) in subjects with reduced…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Mitral Valve Surgery, Low Cardiac Output Syndrome
- Trial name
- LEVO-CTS (NCT02025621)
- Testing
- Levosimendan
- Where
- 60 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 882 people
- Sponsor
- Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.
Atrial Septal Defect
Utilization of Confocal Microscopy During Cardiac Surgery
The investigators propose to translate confocal microscopy for use during open heart surgery. This tool will help discriminate between various types of tissues in the heart during surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03189134
- Testing
- Fluorescite, Cellvizio 100 Series System with Confocal Miniprobes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Aditya Kaza
Hyperuricemia
Lowering Serum Uric Acid to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury is associated with a rise in serum uric acid during cardiovascular surgery and can cause poor blood flow to the kidneys making them vulnerable to kidney injury.
- Trial name
- RasbAKI (NCT00756964)
- Testing
- Rasburicase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Anesthesia
Sufentanil Infusion vs Sufentanil Bolus
Randomized single blind controlled clinical trial to test the benefit of sufentanil infusion over bolus dosing to reduce time to extubation and reduced length of ICU stay.
- Trial name
- NCT04226495
- Testing
- Sufentanil Infusion, Sufentanil Bolus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Cognitive Disorders, Delirium
The Impact of Ketamine on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Delirium, and Renal Dysfunction
Ketamine is a commonly used anesthetic medication which is used for induction of anesthesia as well as as an analgesic. It has been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties which may decrease post-operative complications…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Disorders, Delirium, Acute Kidney Injury
- Trial name
- NCT02554253
- Testing
- Ketamine, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Stress Hyperglycemia
Metabolic Phenotyping During Stress Hyperglycemia in Cardiac Surgery Patients
This study is a prospective randomized study to examine the effects of exposure to dulaglutide on the prevention of stress-hyperglycemia and the metabolic inflammatory response in the perioperative period.
- Trial name
- NCT03743025
- Testing
- Dulaglutide Injection, Saline Injection
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Mitral Regurgitation, Mitral Insufficiency
Study on Safety and Performance of Medtentia Mitral Valve Repair System in Surgical Repair of Mitral Regurgitation
The purpose of the trial is to demonstrate the safety and performance of the Medtentia Annuloplasty Ring (MAR) during mitral valve repair surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01678144
- Testing
- Mitral valve repair using the Medtentia Annuloplasty Ring (MAR)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Medtentia International Ltd Oy
Postoperative Delirium, Hemodynamic Instability
Perioperative Multimodal General AnesTHesia Focusing on Specific CNS Targets in Patients Undergoing carDiac surgERies
In the PATHFINDER 2 trial, the study investigators will test the intraoperative EEG-guided multimodal general anesthesia (MMGA) management strategy in combination with a postoperative protocolized analgesic approach to: 1.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Delirium, Hemodynamic Instability, Pain, Neurocognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- PATHFINDERII (NCT05279898)
- Testing
- EEG Monitoring, Ropivacaine, Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Maintenance of Platelet Inhibition With Cangrelor
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that patients receiving cangrelor infusion before coronary artery bypass grafting have an acceptable safety profile and can undergo surgery without excessive bleeding peri-operatively.
- Trial name
- Bridge (NCT00767507)
- Testing
- cangrelor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- The Medicines Company
Bariatric Surgery
The Effect of Surgically Induced Weight Loss on Endocrine Function, Cardiovascular Function and Body Composition
This study is being conducted to evaluate changes in sugar, metabolism, heart function and changes in body composition as patients lose weight following bariatric surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00686972
- Testing
- GLP-1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Acute Kidney Injury
Aminophylline to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury in Children After Cardiac Surgery
Children with congenital heart defects often need cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (the "heart-lung machine"). Approximately 35 to 50% of these children will have "acute kidney injury," or damage to the kidneys, after…
- Trial name
- KIDPROAM (NCT01245595)
- Testing
- Aminophylline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pain
Measuring the Amount of Methadone or Morphine in the Blood of Neonates, Infants & Children After Cardiac Surgery.
Study Population: Neonates, infants and children from birth to 5 years of age undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB. The use of methadone to provide analgesia may be increasing due to advantages compared to other commonly used…
- Trial name
- NCT01094522
- Testing
- Methadone, Morphine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and/or Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
Sugammadex and Decreased Time to Extubation
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate faster time to extubation after arrival in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (ICU) in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), AVR and AVR/CABG…
- Trial name
- NCT03196167
- Testing
- Sugammadex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cardiac Surgery
Risk of Oxygen During Cardiac Surgery Trial
The investigators will recruit and randomize 200 elective cardiac surgery patients to receive physiologic oxygenation (normoxia) or hyper-oxygenation (hyperoxia) during surgery to test the hypothesis that intraoperative…
- Trial name
- ROCS (NCT02361944)
- Testing
- Oxygen - normoxia, Oxygen - hyperoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Congenital Heart Defect, Surgery-Induced Tissue Adhesions
Effects of CoSeal on Bleeding & Adhesions in Pediatric Heart Surgery
This is a prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded-evaluator study that will evaluate the effectiveness of a surgical sealant (CoSeal) composed of biocompatible polyethylene glycol on the formation of mediastinal and…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Defect, Surgery-Induced Tissue Adhesions, Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT01330433
- Testing
- CoSeal Surgical Spray Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Congenital Heart Disease
The Effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Applied in Children the Day Before Open Heart Surgery
The study research is to analyse brief episodes of limb ischemia applied to children the day before open heart surgery as protection from myocardial injury induced by extracorporeal circulation.
- Trial name
- NCT00868101
- Testing
- Remote ischemic preconditioning
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Blood Transfusion Complications
Point-of-Care RBC Washing to Prevent Transfusion-Related Pulmonary Complications
This study is designed to determine if point-of-care washing of allogeneic Leukocyte-Reduced Red Blood Cells reduces pulmonary complications when compared to standard-of-care Leukocyte-Reduced Red Blood Cells in a cardiac…
- Trial name
- NCT02094118
- Testing
- Point-of-care washed red blood cell transfusion., Standard of care red blood cell transfusion.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Non-cardiac Surgery
Prevention of Opioid-Induced Hypoxemia
To evaluate the feasibility of a fully randomized validation trial for the Oxalert EPO.
- Trial name
- NCT04453722
- Testing
- Oxalert Monitor Mode, Oxalert Normal mode
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Congenital Heart Disease
Transfusion Strategies in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine the best red blood cell(hemoglobin) level for infants and children following surgical repair of particular heart defects.
- Trial name
- NCT00350220
- Testing
- transfusion strategy, Low Hb transfusion group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester